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Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, "Amid" Becomes The Word Of The Moment

The word amid and a nobody twitter meme about amid.
The word amid and a nobody twitter meme about amid.

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Published March 23, 2020

Published March 23, 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus around the world has changed the way everyone lives. But one thing most probably didn't anticipate was a total change of language. Well, maybe that's a little hyperbolic.

The word "amid" is having a moment right now, becoming the media's fancy-pants term for the word "during." Leaving Twitter users to say: "Oh la la, 'amid.' Right this way, your majesty." Check out how tired of the word we are "amid" its over-usage.

But while we were all distracted amid our obsession with "amid," the word's twin went unnoticed. It begs the question, why aren't we using "amidst."

Or we could just go back to using boring, old fashioned "during":

One thing is for sure, we need a thesaurus:

Tags: amidst, coronavirus, covid-19, pandemic, health,



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